Research Impact for Public Good

Beyond good intentions: designing ethical research impact

While the push for research impact continues to grow globally, the ethical dimensions of generating and evaluating research impact are receiving increased attention. How do we ensure our impact efforts don't inadvertently cause harm to vulnerable populations? What does ethical impact look like in practice? This webinar explores the complex ethical landscape of research impact, moving beyond simple 'do no harm' principles to examine how researchers can proactively build ethical considerations into their impact work. Drawing from international research and practice, Dr. Kelly will discuss frameworks and approaches to ethically designing for impact, ethical impact assessment, strategies for meaningful engagement with communities, and practical approaches to embedding ethics throughout the impact lifecycle. This session will provide insights for researchers and research professionals seeking to ensure their research is not only impactful but responsible.

Event details

This episode of the webinar will be held both in person at the University of Auckland and via Zoom. Register now to reserve your spot in the audience, and to receive the link to the webinar recording afterward.

Date: Tuesday, 3 December
In-Person Location: Sir Owen G Glenn Building, 260-009
Zoom link: https://auckland.zoom.us/j/92531649581
Time: 12.00pm -1.00pm NZDT, followed by refreshments for those attending in person

About our invited speaker

Dr Wade Kelly is a Senior Lecturer in the Researcher Development Academy at Deakin University, specialising in developing researchers' impact and engagement capability across the career span. An influential contributor to the impact discourse in higher education, Dr Kelly brings extensive experience advising university leadership, faculties, institutes and funders on strategically embedding impact into policy, practice, and culture. His scholarly foundations provide the underpinnings of the engagement and impact development and cultural change approaches. In 2022, his edited book, "The Impactful Academic: Building a Research Career That Makes a Difference," was released by Emerald Publishing.